Florence Passy (August 7, 1931 – May 16, 2007) was a French pop singer . She is known for having sung songs that have inspired, among others, Claude Nougaro as well as Jean-Claude Pascal.
Florence Passiflora Cappoccia was born in Russange (Moselle, France).She took piano and opera singing lessons at the Luxembourg Conservatory where she obtained a state diploma. The singer Lina Margy advised her to try her luck in Paris. Florence Passy followed the advice and met Jacques Canetti who invited her to sing in his cabaret. The success was immediate and Florence recorded many songs including, La valse parisienne, Ton adieu, Comme une symphonie, Nous les amoureux (a song also covered by Jean-Claude Pascal).
In the early 1950s, she met the trumpeter Pierre Sellin who became her accompanist and her husband. The couple then performed all over the world and hosted many dance evenings, such as in La Baule, Monte-Carlo and Évian-les-Bains. In the sixties, she covered hits of the time on the labels 'PBM', 'Actualité' or 'Disque du jour'.
In the 1970s, Florence Passy decided to put an end to her career as an artist to take care of her disabled daughter.
She died in Paris on May 16, 2007. She was 75 years old.
(Scant information edited from Wikipedia)
